Ice-cream ladle.



R. B. GILOHRIST.

ICE CREAM LADLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1G, 1910.

1,109,577. Patented Sept.1,1914.

a 1 UNITED srarns PATENT oFFIon.

dependently RAYMOND B. GILCHRIST, OF NEEVARK, NEW' JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TOTHE GILCHRIST W JERSEY, A CORPORATION.

COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NE

ICE-CREAM LADLE.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Application filed April 16. 1910. Serial No. 555,878.

' PitiIQlltQti Sept. 1, 1914.

A desideratum in ice-cream dippers is to provide a device comprising ascraper and a bowl of such construction that the scraper may be quicklyand conveniently placed in and removed from the bowl so that the bowlmaybe readily cleaned.

A further desideratum, in an ice-cream dipper comprising a bowl and ascraper and operating mechanism for the scraper, is to provide a devicein which the scraper-may be removed from the bowl without requiring thescraper operating mechanism in orderjto release the scraper, so it maybe removed. from the bowl.

In prior dishers, has been necessary to either disconnect theopeMing-mechanism from the scraper or to manually operate someholding-means before the scraper could be removed from the bowl, andthepresent invention designs to provide an improved device in which theholding-means operates automatically, when the scraper is in the bowl,to facilitate the removing and inserting operation of the scraper;

' I Another object is toprovide an improved device in which the-scrapercan be removed from the bowl without manipulating, or in- Of, themechanism for rotating the scraper, so that said mechanism may re mainin operative relation to the bowl when .the scraper and parts connectedthereto have been inserted into operative position in the bowl.

"The invention further designs -an -i'ce'-oream dipper,

I to provide or ladle of improved construct1on,--1n which thescraper-pimon is some peculiar operation or manipulation of so far as Iam aware, it-

mpletely hou'sed and projections on the counter or tablef so thatnvention consists inthe'several novel #featurcs hereinafter set forth 1and more parplaced in operative position tioularly defined by claims atthe conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an inverted plan of a device embodying theinvention. Fig 2 is a section on line 2-2 o Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionon line 33 0 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa detail plan of the operating lever. Fig. 6 is a detail showing thesplit-ring for holding the scraper in the bowl.

The improved ladle comprises a bowl 10, I

of any suitable form having integrally formed therewith a handle-shank11, which is provided with a handle 12/ A resilient scraper l3, usuallycomprising a pair of arms fitting against the inner face of the bowl,has its central portion 14 fitting across the bottom or deepest portionof the bowl and has rigidly secured thereto a pinion 15 which may beriveted to the scraper as at 16 and is disposed within an opening 18 forme d ini the bottom of the bowl. A stud l tintegrally formed with thepinion 15 extends downwardly from thepinion and is iournaled in abushing 19 which is connected )y a screw-three d 20 to the bowl beneaththe pinion 15. In practice, these bowls are sometimes formed of a. softmetal, such as aluminum, and the bushing 19 being formed of a hardermetal furnishes abearing for the soraper-spindle or stud which is moredurable and firm than a bearing in the soft metal would be. The scraper13 engaging the bowl limits the downward movement of the pinion andspindle asplit resilient ring 21 held in an annular groove 22 having itsouter edge projecting beyond the peri hery of the spindle,.serves asautomatic holding ineans forthe scraper, the projecting portionot thisring beingdisposed to engage the bushing 19 and prevent the scraper frombeing removed from the bowl in ordinary use. This ring, bein split, iscontractible' and expansible and has its outer edge rounded, so that itwill be compressed within groove 22 when the spindle is forced upwardlyor when. the entire device is held in the hand and the lower end of thespindle is given a blow against a sufiieient inward pressure will beexerted by the inner edge 19 of the bushing 19 to contract the springsecured thereto, and

in the groove 29 and cause the spindle to pass upwardly through thebushing and re lease the scraper and pinion carried thereby. \Yhen thishas een done the scraper will fall out oi or pass out oi the bowl whenthe latter is inverted. \Vhen the scraper has been ienltn ed from thebowl and is to be replaced therein, it is merely necessary to place thelower end of the spindle in the bushing and force the scraperdownwardly, the upper edge of the bearing in the bushing will thencontract ring 21, and the spindle will pass through the bushing and intooperative position, as seenin Fig. 2, and when the scraper, pinion andspindle are passed into operative position, ring 21 will automaticallyexpand into. its normal position and serure the scraper in operativerelation to the bowl. Thus, it 'Will be seen that there is providedautomatically operating holding-means for holding the scraper, itsoperating pinion and the s"indle in operative relation to the bowl, andwhich is autounitically released to disconnect the scraper from the bowlby pressure against the spindle. 5

Handle-shank 11 is provided with a laterall v oll'set integral lug 23 towhich an angular horizontally disposedfinger-lever 24 is removablypivoted by a stud 25 secured to the lever and extending through saidlug, being provided at its upper end with a asher and a pin 26 forholding the lever in pivoted and connected relation to the bandle. Thelever comprises a bacltwardly and outwardly extending fingcr-pieee Q7and an inwardly extending arm 28 to which is pivot ally connected byapin 29, arack-bar 30, which extends beneath the shank 11 and throughachannel 31 extcnding'tln'ough the bowl at the side of pinion 15 andintersecting opening 18 in the. bowl, in which the pinion is disposed,so that the pinion and a portion of the ack-bar will be completelyinclosetl. Teeth 32 on bar SO are adapted to mesh with pinion 15 torotate the latter and the scraper secured to the pinion.

A coil-spring 33 is disposed in pockets 3% and respecliv ely formed inthe contiguous faces of lever 24 and lug 23 to iuclose the spring andone end of this spring is held in a. groove 36 in the lever and theother end is secured to the lug, as at 37. The pressure of this spring-thus applied to retract the arts operated thereby, m-

' cludi ngthe scraper. A lug 38 on the handleshank engaged byacotiperating stop 39 on thefinger-lever to limit the movement otfthelevcr in one direction and causes the lever to be held in its normalposition by a spring 33. This operating mecbanlsui is thus heldfinnormal position and is of such construction thatit may remain in itsnormalflopeeati've position, while the scraper,

pinion 15 and spindle 16 are being removed from or replaced in the bowlas already described, so that the scraper and its pinion will be held inoperative posiiion in the bowl independently of the operatinganechanismand so that removal and displacement of the s raper may be effectedwithout manipulation of the operating-mochanisin carried by the handleor regardless of what position the operating-mechanism may be in, thusavoiding the necessity,- in devices heretofore made, of manipulating theoperating mechanism into an inoperative position, or some peculiarrelation other than normal, to permit removal and replacement of thescraper and its connected parts. It will also be observed that there areno unnnecesary projections on the outside. of the bowl and that thepinion is completely housed and protected.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details shownand described, since these may be modified within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an ice-cream disher, the combination of a handle, a bowl on thehandle, a rotatable scraper removably mounted in the bowl and a catchfor securing the scraper in operative, rotatable position in the bowl,said catch being adapted to automatically pass into position to securethe scraper upon insertion of the scraper in the bowl.

2. In an ice-cream disher, the combination of a handle, a bowl on thehandle. a. scraper rotatably and removably held in the bowl, :1 spindlefor the scraper, meansfor rotating the scraper, and a device forrotatably securing the scraper in ope 'ative. rotatable position in thebowl, said device acting automatically to secure the scraper inoperative. position when force is applied to the-spindle to place thescraper in the bowl.

3. In a device of the character-described, the combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a. scraper rotatably and removably held in thebowl, a spindle for the scraper, means for rotating the scraper, and adevice for rotatably securing the scraper in operative rotatableposition in the bowl, said scraper being releasable from said bowl byforce applied to the spindle to displace the scraper from the bowl.

-'l-. I n a. device of the characterdescribed, the combination ol ahandle. a bowl connected to the handle, a spindled scraper r0- latahlyand removably held in the bowl, mechanism mounted on the handle forrotating the scraper, and yieldable holding-means for engaging thespindle of the scraper operating-automatically to engage and retaintheseraper in the bowl when the latter is inserted in the bowl, andyieldable to pres sure applied to the spindle to remove-the ,nected tosaid scraper, and removable through the bowl, operating mechanism forsaid pinion, and means independent of said operating mechanism, andsaid, pinion, for holding the scraper in the bowl, said scraper beingrotatable when held by said holding.

means.

6. In a device of the character described,

I scraper rotatably and removably held in the bowl, a pinion operativelyconnected to said scraper and removable through the bowl, operating.mechanism comprising a rack for engaging the pinion, and means adjacentthe bottom of the bowl independent of said rack and said pinion forremovably holding the pinion in operative position and the scraper inthe bowl said scraper being rotatable while held by said holding means.a v I 7. In a device of the character described, the combination of ahandle, a bowl, a scraper rotatably and removably held in the bowl, apinion operatively connected to the scraper and removable through thebowl, mechanism for rotating thescraper comprisihg a lever pivoted onthe handle and a rack,

and means adjacent the bottom of the bowl, independent of the rack, andsaid pinion for removably holding the scraper in the bowl said scraperbeing rotatable while held by said holding means.

8. In a device of the character described,

ithe combination of a handle, a bowl, a lscraper rotatably and removablyheld in the bowl, a pinion operatively connected to the scraper andremovable through the bowl, a spindle for the pinion, a lever, a rackoperated longitudinally bysaid'lever and pivoted thereto, said spindleprojecting beyond said pinion, and means between the bowl and thespindle vfor removably holding the scraper in the bowl.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl, a

scraper rotatably and removably held in the bowl, a pinion operativelyconnected to the scraper and removable through the bowl, a spindle forthe pinion, a lever, a rack operated longitudinally by said lever andpivoted thereto, said spindle projecting beyond said pinion, and meansengaging the pro 'jecting spindle and the bowl for removably holding thepinion in the bowl. I

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl, a scraper rotatably and removably held in the bowl, a pinionoperatively connected to the scraper, means for rotating the pinion, aspindle on the pinion projecting outwardly from the bowl, and anautomatically operating catch between the bowl and the spindle, forengaging and yieldingly holding the spindle against inserting andremoving pres- 11. In a device of the character described, thecombination of a handle, a bowl on the handle, a scraper rotatably andremovably held in the bowl, mechanism for operating the scraper, aspindle for the scraper fitted in an opening in the bottom of the bowl,and a resilient catch between the bowl and the spindle for holding thescraper and spindle in operative position.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a scraper rotatably and removably held. in thebowl, mechanism for operating the scraper, a spindle for the scraper,and a contractible ring for holding the scraper and spindle in operativerelation to the bowl.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a scraper .ro tatably and removably held in thebowl, mechanism for operating the scraper fitted in an opening in thebottom of the bowl, and a catch carried by the spindle, for engaging apart adjacent the bottom of the bowl to hold the scraper in the bowl.

14. In a device of the character described, the-combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a scraper rotatably and removably held in thebowl, mechanism for operating the scraper, a spindle for the scraperhaving a groove therein, and a contracti le ring in said groove forholding the scraper in the bowl. I I

15. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a scraper rotatably and removably held in thebowl, mechanism' for operating the scraper, a spindle for the scraperfitted in an opening in the bottom of the bowl, said spindle having agroove therein, and means between the groove and the bowl for holdingthe scraper in the bowl, said means being adapted to enter said grooveand hold the scraper in the bowl.

16. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handle,a bowl on the handle, a scraper rotatably and removably held in thebowl, mechanism for operatin the scraper, a spindle for the scraperfitte in an opening in the bottom of the bowl,

said spindle having a groove therein, and

movable means between the groove and the bowl for holding the scraper inthe bowl,

said means adapted to enter said groove and hold the scraper in thebowl.

17. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a handle, a bowl on the handle, a bearing adjacentthe bottom of the in position and allow its rotation While so bowl, ascraper rotatably and removably held. held in the bowl. mechanisnrfor 0eratin the scraper, a spindle for the gcmper RAYMOND GILCHRIS-T' mountedin said bearing, and provided With Vitnesses:

a groove, and a catch between the bowl and F RED GERLAGH,

said groove to renlovably hold the scraper ALFRED CLARKE.

